Fishing Reports by Capt. Eric Anderson

Fort Myers Fishing Report - The Bite Is On Don't Miss It - The fishing this weekend should be great for just about anything you want to catch. There are large numbers of ladyfish inshore on the flats mixed in with some small Spanish mackerel and a few bluefish. The speckled trout bite is finally picking up a more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Good Fishing On A Windy Day - The brisk winds that were forecast for today actually materialized, and were out of the North/Northwest at 15 to 25 mph and higher in gusts. I mentioned in my October 2nd report that the inshore Tarpon fishing continues to be excellent so get out the more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report- Inshore Tarpon Bite Is Great - The inshore Tarpon bite continues to be outstanding, due in large part to all the rain that we had the first part of the week. Don't know what it is about Tarpon but they seem to be able to smell fresh water runoff and will flock to it for a few days more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Fast Action Off The Passes - It's been a very long time since I posted a fishing report. Since January I have been primarily night fishing or early morning Tarpon fishing and honestly there's not a lot you can write about night fishing other than we caught Snook and Tarpon on f more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Jacks Or Better - Hopefully the last of the cold morning temps will be behind us by Saturday(1-31)morning. Yesterday the temps warmed up and the wind finally died down a bit. You will find some of the warmest water and also clearer water in most residential canals and more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Winter Tarpon Action - Yesterday my clients were planning to spend the day fly fishing for trout the flats. The wind, muddy water, and falling water temperatures changed that plan. As I've mentioned before there is a good population of resident Tarpon in the Fort Myers are more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Clear Water Is The Key - The wind really churned up the gulf water and the incoming tides have been bringing in some very muddy water. As I anticipated the rough seas in the gulf brought all sort of fish into the bays to escape the pounding they were getting out in the gulf. more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Look For Big Movement This Week - The last week of January looks like it will be a parade of cold fronts and wind. Normally this would be a bad thing! However the unseasonably warm temperatures in December and most of January 2015 have inshore water temperatures much warmer than they more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Don't Overlook Sand Trout - If want nonstop action and some great eating then don't forget about Sand Trout. They are a member of the drum family like the Spec Trout but are a silver color with no spots and much smaller. Yesterday I had a father and his 6yr old son from MN. The more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Get In On A Great Bite - Take advantage of the opportunity provided by this weekends negative tides. Both Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th will have a decent negative tide. You will want to fish the first half of the outgoing tide in the afternoon. The last few days the more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers